SSPC APPLICATOR SPECIALTY MODULES
These 7 programs can be purchased and are a great way to prepare candidates for the CAS Level 3 written and hands-on exams.
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These 7 programs can be purchased and are a great way to prepare candidates for the CAS Level 3 written and hands-on exams. Contact Jennifer Merck at [email protected] for more information on the CAS Level 3 Program. Click the module title on the left to see the course description and course content.
Description
The course will provide you with 1 day of training and 1 day of hands-on curriculum. This program gives an overview on concrete components, coating and surfacing types, and surface preparation and substrate repair techniques.
This module will help contractors meet the Full Body of Knowledge as outlined in SSPC ACS-1/NACE 13. The course will provide you with a complete plan on how to successfully provide the training to your workers on the topics below.
Course Content
- Concrete Composition
- Coating and Surfacing Concrete
- Condition Assessment
- Planning and Documenting Work
- Concrete Repair and Surface Preparation
Materials Included
- Student Manual
- Written Exam
- Answer Key
- Instructor Manual
- Slide Presentation
Description
The course will provide you with 1 day of training and 1 day of hands-on curriculum. This course is designed to familiarize the applicator with electrostatic spray technology and its uses in the industrial market.
This module will help contractors meet the Full Body of Knowledge as outlined in SSPC ACS-1/NACE 13. The course will provide you with a complete plan on how to successfully provide the training to your workers on the topics below.
Course Content
- Introduction to electrostatic technology
- Surface Preparation
- Application
- Application equipment (automated vs manual)
- Electrical field
- Faraday Cage effect
- Inspection and Testing
- Safety precautions
Materials Included
- Student Manual
- Written Exam
- Answer Key
- Instructor Manual
- Slide Presentation
Description
The course will provide you with 1 day of training and 1 day of hands-on curriculum. This course is designed to familiarize the applicator with the types of coating materials applied to steel pipelines placed above ground, below ground and underwater.
This module will help contractors meet the Full Body of Knowledge as outlined in SSPC ACS-1/NACE 13. The course will provide you with a complete plan on how to successfully provide the training to your workers on the topics below.
Course Content
- Commonly used coating materials for steel pipelines
- Plant application vs field application
- Above ground coating systems
- Below ground coating systems
- Underwater coating systems
- Federal Regulations
- Industry Standards for pipeline
- Overview of Surface Preparation
- Tape Wrap Systems
- Heat shrink systems
Materials Included
- Student Manual
- Written Exam
- Answer Key
- Instructor Manual
- Slide Presentation
Description
The course will provide you with 1 day of training and 1 day of hands-on curriculum.
This course is designed to train coating applicators in the application of protective coatings by airless spray using plural component spray equipment. The program focus is on the application of two component epoxy and polyurethane protective coatings in a marine/industrial environment on steel or concrete.
This module will help contractors meet the Full Body of Knowledge as outlined in SSPC ACS-1/NACE 13. The course will provide you with a complete plan on how to successfully provide the training to your workers on the topics below.
Course Content
- Introduction to Plural Component Spray Technology and why its used
- Introduction to and overview of plural component equipment operational systems
- Characteristics of plural component coatings
- Troubleshooting
- Hands-on and group exercises
Materials Included
- Student Manual
- Written Exam
- Answer Key
- Instructor Manual
- Slide Presentation
Description
The course will provide you with 1 day of training and 1 day of hands-on curriculum. This course is designed to familiarize the applicator with powder coating technology and its uses in the industrial market.
This module will help contractors meet the Full Body of Knowledge as outlined in SSPC ACS-1/NACE 13. The course will provide you with a complete plan on how to successfully provide the training to your workers on the topics below.
Course Content
- Introduction to powder coatings technology
- Types of Powder Coatings (Thermoplastic vs Thermosetting)
- Surface Preparation
- Application of powder coatings
- Faraday cage effect
- Application equipment (Electrostatic vs Fluidized Bed)
- Spray booth
- Curing ovens
- Inspection and Testing
- Safety precautions
- Hands-on and group exercises
Materials Included
- Student Manual
- Written Exam
- Answer Key
- Instructor Manual
- Slide Presentation
Description
The course will provide you with 1 day of training and 1 day of hands-on curriculum. This course covers the fundamentals of applying thermal spray coatings to industrial substrates.
This module will help contractors meet the Full Body of Knowledge as outlined in SSPC ACS-1/NACE 13. The course will provide you with a complete plan on how to successfully provide the training to your workers on the topics below.
Course Content
- Introduction to Thermal Spray Technology
- Thermal Spray Application Equipment
- Thermal Spray Coatings and their uses
- Application Technique
- Industry Standards for thermal spray process
- Surface Preparation
- Quality Control
- Safety and Environmental considerations
Materials Included
- Student Manual
- Written Exam
- Answer Key
- Instructor Manual
- Slide Presentation
Description
The course will provide you with 1 day of training and 1 day of hands-on curriculum.
This program describes the fundamentals of high pressure and ultra high pressure waterjetting as a surface preparation method to remove existing coatings prior to recoating.
This module will help contractors meet the Full Body of Knowledge as outlined in SSPC ACS-1/NACE 13. The course will provide you with a complete plan on how to successfully provide the training to your workers on the topics below.
Course Content
- Surface Preparation Overview
- Basic Safety Awareness Overview
- Equipment and Productivity
- Review of Waterjet Cleaning to SSPC SP-12/NACE 5
- Use of SSPC VIS 4/NACE VIS 7
- Wet Abrasive Blast Cleaning
Materials Included
- Student Manual
- Written Exam
- Answer Key
- Instructor Manual
- Slide Presentation
